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Just gave someone a ride (burgundy Subaru) and he left his red Mammut backpack in the car.

If it's yours message me. Need to get this back to the owner!!

Do to a work schedule change, I took my plane down early for annual. My last flight was a night trip from Laughlin, NV to Hawthorne, CA and the plane flew smooth and strong. The next day, I did a quick lap around the pattern then pulled the cowling and started compression testing. Cylinders 1 and 3 were good... cylinder 5 was flat (19/80)... cylinders 2, 4 and 6 were good.

Being an adherent Mike Busch's ideas on aircraft mx, I grabbed the borescope and took a peek around, discovering this - perfect sign of a valve well on it's way to failure (the green gradient is an advanced localized heating area - the exhaust valve should [exhibit symmetrical deposits](

Hey guys! A few months ago, I trashed the 125k mile S54 in my E46 M3 (not exactly sure yet what went wrong, but I ended up with a bent rod.

After digging into the car and discovering the engine problem (engines that don't rotate = bad), I shipped it down to Lang Racing for rebuild (what can I say, I really love this car). The donor engine just arrived last week and is undergoing some light R&R (new rod bearings, all the VANOS bug-fixes), getting a new clutch, etc.

While the engine is on the stand, I have the opportunity to install cams and get a tune with minimal extra labor. I already have headers on the car. I mostly street the car, with the occasional (

Hey everyone! It's a little slow here at the office today, so I thought I'd fill you in on my upcoming adventure. It's pretty simple - I'm going to fly my new-to-me plane home (and back) for Christmas!

About the plane: 1965 Piper Comanche 260B. Basic six pack, dual NAV/COM & CDI. Nothing fancy. Autopilot is INOP, as is tradition.

I've owned it for about a month, and have flown the plane 25 hours since I purchased it. Prior to me, the plane was owned by an older gentleman in Montana, and hasn't really seen much flying in the past few years (my 25 hours are more than it's flown in the past 5 years, sadly). I have flown the plane from Montana to California (purchase flight), and a bit